The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-12-16
cLIRRED DIsPATcHEs.


the knights Of Labor IN their attempt to
induce The government toestabIIsh a teie.
graph systefn Of lts own. lie states that
he will ofleially answer all charges Of
reckless expenditures BY the general exc.
cniivs board during the last year. Ills ar.
rangcments to Walt Europe are complete,
and he expects TO leave next May.
WAsHfsoTox. Stewart, Of Ne.
vada, Gays hewitt not introduce II present
the blll pfesentsd BY him last winter, pro.
vlAing for the dlvisien Of idaho Territory,
giving Ne southern hall 10 Nevada and
the norftera panhandle 10 Washington
Territory. There appears to be marked
diversity Of opInIon among the citizens of
Nevada on this proposition. Western
Nevada Is said 70 be opposed 10 the an.
nexation, and Eastern Nevada where the
snttismen mostiy congresate. tavors II.
| idaho will resist the division, and the
temper Of all concerned will be clearly -.
certained before Senator Stewart moves
Ia the matter.
Nav YoRKs-The COmssyeias Adpeykisfy
In speaking OF the Presidents message,
aays The novelty In the form and the
unconventional tons Of the message, az
we'll as the urgent and cvershadowIng I'm.
psrtanee 81 the single topic It considers,
will attract The universal attention Of the
nation to the document. II we are not
mistakes. II win have decisive weight In
the future of the two parties and OF iegis.
Iation."
The PoR says edItorlaliy ; "The mes-
cage deals with nothIng but public iaan.
ees and the means Of bringing about equi.
lilbrlum between receipts and expendl.
lures. This ls unusual, but under the cir.
cunstaneea entirely wIse. In order to
make the deepest Impression on the pub
lIc mind On most important, II not the
only important, topic Of public eoaeern, II
was necessary. Otherwise, when the ses-
sion got advaneed, Il would be next to
Impossible 10 secare any result, - ether
Important matters would absorb all the st
tention OF Congress. The people on the
Paclae Coass, he says, feel the aesd of the
Postal Telegraph more than any one else. "
The Reyid says "In thus pressing up.
on Congress the issue Of . paramount I'm
porsance to the exclusion OF all other is-
sues, the President has shown . true com.
prshension Of the situation. lie has
champIoned the cause Of the long over
hardened x.payers. He has made him
self the defender Of the business interests
imperilsd by the prospective icckuPs OF
the money. and he has also supplied hIs
party with what II has long lacked-an Is-
sue anda leader.
wAsHfsoroS.-The secretary Of the
Treasury to-day transmitted to Congress
estimates Of the appropriation required for
the fiscal year endlng June %. 1850. The
total amount estimated ~ required for ali
expenses Of the government Is $3z6. .s3o.-
| 7oS which Is SI.344,ooo more than the
sum called for In the estimates submitted
last year. and sI6.soor4oo more than the
aggregate Of appropriations for the pre-.
sent hscal year.
SAN FRAScIsco.-The appraisement Of
the estate OF the late Gov. Bartlett was
iledin the probate court yesterday, giving
Its value At $so.s6s. The principal items
Of the estate are : Fifty shares Of the San
Francisco Savings Unlon, $4,000 ;>part
Of ffty-vaTa 10. on Ella street near Pow.
ell, Ss3soo real estate in Santa Cruz
$4,000 estate Of Charles O'Neill, 5000
| CHIcAeo.--George Shirle, an avowec
German anarchist, was to-day find Srsc
on charge of disordsrly coaduct and carry
Ing concealed weapons. While intoxicat.
ed, Shlrle attempted to shoot policeman
who was helping him across . slippery
pavement. In the station Shirle declares
that he had purchased revolver to XII
the policeman. He had full box of cart
ridges In his possession also.
Salt LAxR.-EiIza r. Snow, Mormci
poetess and seeress, died here to-day. Sh
was alleged to have been the plural wifi
Of Joseph Smith at Nauvoo, which an
afterwards confessed and added "Smish
to her name. She was one Of the centra
figures of the Mormon galaxy, and tn
church organ ts-night has an editorial 9
more than two columns on her death. Sh
was in her s4th year.
WAsHINoroN.--A number of gentlemc
Representing wool-growers and wool deal
ers met At the Ebbitt house tonight, 70
the purpose Of considering what should b
done 10 revive the woei industry Of tn
country. The object is tosecure harmon,
among the different branches Of the voc
Industry, and to fx basis Of duty upo
which dealers, growers and manufacturer
can unite. II was the belief that con
gressionai action might be secured on
bill which would nearly equaliEe the bur
dens OF the present tariff.
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